Stabbing leaves man with 4-inch neck wound

Detectives are investigating a knife attack Sunday morning after a 21-year-old Worcester man arrived at a local hospital with a long cut on the back of his neck, according to police.

The man arrived at a Worcester hospital about 5 a.m. Hospital staff called police to tell them a victim of an attack had come into the emergency room.

Police found the man had a roughly 4-inch long cut on the back of his neck. It took eight stitches to close the wound. The man also appeared to have been beaten. Officers saw he had bumps and bruises on his head, face and back.

The victim told police he had been at a club then went to an after-hours party on Main Street.

There was an argument at the party and everyone was kicked out, police said.

A fight broke out near Main and Wellington streets. The man told police he was jumped and knocked out.

The man awoke and called his girlfriend. She took him to the area hospital.